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Verdict Staff

Visa partners with Stripe to expand online commerce worldwide

Visa has entered into a strategic partnership with mobile and online payment provider Stripe to support new technologies and online payment experiences for merchants, developers as well as consumers across the globe.

Discover teams up with Creditcall to expand card acceptance

Diners Club International, a division of Discover Financial Services and part of the Discover Global Network, has signed an agreement with Creditcall, a payment gateway provider, to expand acceptance of Discover and Diners Club cards worldwide.

Visa, Orbitz for Business partner to launch business travel and expense solution

Visa has collaborated with Orbitz for Business, the corporate travel brand of Orbitz Worldwide, to offer corporate clients with a travel and expense solution that makes booking, reconciliation and reporting more efficient.

Xoom expands money transfer service to Hong Kong

Xoom, a digital money transfer provider, has introduced its money transfer service to Hong Kong.

Newtek Business Services buys Premier Payments for $16.5m

Business development company Newtek Business Services has purchased Premier Payments, an electronic payment processor, for approximately $16.5m.

The revolution of the cashless society and the dawn of connected commerce

Ten years from now the way we think about cash and wallets will be very different. For most people cash will be kept at home and used only on rare occasions when needed. Similarly, wallets that are currently a staple in people’s handbags and pockets will be stored in a drawer or, more likely, may have disappeared altogether

U.S. Bank forms strategic alliance with Adelman Travel

U.S. Bank has signed a strategic partnership with travel management services provider Adelman Travel under which Adelman will offer the bank’s corporate payment products to corporate payment clients.

TCCI finalises prepaid card servicing deal with TAB Bank

The Card Collaborative International (TCCI) has finalised a five-year prepaid card servicing deal with TAB Bank.

UK to cap banks’ credit and debit card processing fees

The UK government has launched consultation on new rules to cap fees charged by banks to their business customers for processing credit and debit card payments.

CaixaBank, Global Payments, Erste Group Bank to create payments JV

Spanish lender CaixaBank, Global Payments and Erste Group Bank have signed a deal to form a payments joint venture to provide merchant acquiring and payment services in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.